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Two experts fact-check a number of false and misleading claims made about the Covid-19 vaccines by a top heart surgeon in SA.

The Covid-19 vaccines were developed very quickly, prompting concerns about potential long-term side effects. But history indicates that if severe side effects occur, they usually happen within the first two months after vaccination. Vaccine technologies used in the Covid-19 vaccines have previously been used to protect against other infectious diseases, and have good safety records. The Covid-19 vaccines were developed in record time, which is considered to be a remarkable achievement in the field of medical science. On the other hand, this has led to concerns among the public about their s...

On July 18, 1921, the first infant was inoculated with a live bovine strain of bacteria ( Mycobacterium bovis). His mother had died from an infection with the closely related human pathogen M. tuberculosis following his birth at a Paris hospital a few hours earlier. The child’s grandmother, who would care for him, also had tuberculosis (TB). In an attempt to protect the newborn from the disease, doctors gave him an oral dose of what was later named Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, for its developers Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin. The duo had cultured M. bovis for more than a ...

The single-dose jab was found to generate 'robust protective' immune responses against the highly infectious variants, including the one in South Africa, a new study found.

Afternoon Drive host John Maytham chats to immunology expert Professor Thomas Scriba about the 42-day gap between Pfizer doses.